McCoy is married to Blanchards daughter. She is a fine cook - and will soon present her last years new husband with an heir. -3rd- We left the "Jump Off" at 7 this morning. It is 22 miles from Circle. Good bed there but slept none. Ed. Steir, partner & horse left with us. Reached "Central" roadhouse for lunch, and Millers tonight 58 miles from Circle. We have to go over the divide 7 miles above here, near Mastodon dome, and as it has been blowing on the summit for three or four days, and impossible to cross there is a crowd here - probably 50 at the road house, and 100 in the timber between here and the summit, and more coming hourly. A larger number went up this morning and tried to cross but were forced back by the wind and flying snow. Late this